Re: kernel compiling fails on sounddriver
Craig Dickson <crdic@yahoo.com> writes:
> Brian Nelson wrote:
> > Also, it's usually advisable to use the debian kernel packages rather
> > than the kernel.org sources.
>
> I see no reason to prefer the debian-packaged kernel sources. They
> usually differ only in very minor ways, adding a few patches for bug
> fixes. I always wonder why these patches aren't in the official kernel
> sources. Maybe because they haven't been tested enough yet, or because
> the official kernel maintainer doesn't think they're the right solution?
I would guess the kernel-source maintainer follows the kernel mailing
lists and picks up the little fixes that are posted as people test the
new kernels. The fixes that he applies probably end up in the next
version's pre-patches.
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Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
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